Mayfield Baptist Church Podcast
The Sermon Podcast of Mayfield Baptist Church.
Episodes
In the fourth message of our series, Grant explored Receiving the Spirit’s Gifts, distinguishing between "fruit" (our character) and "gifts" (our capacity for service). He likened spiritual gifts to specialised "power tools" provided by God for the "common good" of the church, rather than for personal status or pride. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 12, Grant emphasised that every belie...
In the third message of our series, Nathan explored the contrast between the "fruit of the Spirit" and the "works of the flesh", comparing a juicy mango to a decaying apple. He explained that while the flesh destroys community through social and religious sins, the Spirit creates unity and holiness. Using the concept of grafting, Nathan described believers as branches joined to the "rootstock of ...
In this special commissioning service for Hunter Christian School, Simon Herd explored Matthew 5, focusing on the call to be salt and light. He emphasised that a disciple’s identity must precede their activity, serving as a "blueprint" for a collaborative life where the Spirit works from within. Using the analogy of salt in Chicago, Simon described how salt transforms the structure of ice and provides traction,...
Grant explored Knowing the Spirit’s Presence, defining the Trinity as a mystery where God exists as a self-sufficient "God of Love". Because the Spirit dwells within us, our bodies are "temples" providing constant, direct access to the "Most Holy Place". Grant used a radio analogy to encourage believers to find their unique "channel" for hearing God’s voice clearly. He noted that ...
Andrew opened the series by introducing Mayfield Baptist’s 2026 vision: "Remember the Lord". He emphasised that spiritual maturity requires both Spirit and Word, as focus on one without the other leads to either "dryness" or instability. Drawing from John 16, he explained that Jesus’ departure was "advantageous" because it allowed the Holy Spirit to move from being with followers to dwelling...
In the final message of our January series on Practicing The Way - Scripture, Nathan explored the discipline of memorising Scripture, defining it as "hiding God’s Word in our heart" so it is accessible anytime and anywhere. He emphasised that memorisation is the key to moving from head knowledge to heart knowledge, allowing the Holy Spirit to bring peace and guidance during life's "wilderness" mo...
In the third instalment of our series, Simon anchored us in Deuteronomy 6, exploring Moses’ final sermon to a new generation on the banks of the Jordan. He highlighted a radical shift in the biblical narrative: the first command to not just fear or obey God, but to love Him wholeheartedly. Simon described the Bible as a "Love Letter" from a relational God, meant to move us beyond "slaving away" like t...
In the second message of the "Practicing the Way" series, Grant explored the practice of biblical meditation, contrasting it with secular mindfulness. While modern culture encourages emptying the mind, Grant emphasized filling it with God’s Word, using the Hebrew concept of hagar—to chew on truth until it becomes part of us. He introduced the ancient rhythm of Lectio Divina (Read, Meditate, Pray, Contemplate), ...
Andrew launched the "Practicing the Way" series by defining discipleship as an apprenticeship focused on learning the ways and words of Jesus. He honoured the legacy of William Tyndale, reminding us that while Scripture is now easily accessible, its availability was won through great sacrifice. Andrew explained that the Bible is both human and divine, requiring diligent exegesis to find original meaning and her...
In the final message of 2025, guest speaker Andrew Margetson reflected on the profound paradoxes of Jesus being both infinitely strong and remarkably kind. He explored how the immortal Creator became a vulnerable creature, contrasting the season’s spiritual peace with modern stressors and materialism. Andrew illustrated Christ's strength through His victory over wilderness temptations and His authority over the stor...
Happy Christmas! This week, Grant concluded our Immanuel series with a final message titled 'God Working Through Us,' drawing from the well-loved account of the nativity in Luke 2:1–20. Grant reflected on how the journey of Immanuel has progressed from God becoming flesh to dwell with us, to God dwelling within us through the Holy Spirit as promised in John 14:16–17. He explained that while Jesus’ physical pres...
This week, Steve Pickering shared the second message in our Immanuel series, titled 'God In Us', exploring how God addresses the internal brokenness of the human heart. Using a humorous story about a shirt from Nepal to illustrate how we are often like children in adult bodies, Steve explained that while humanity is capable of great good and great evil, our deepest issue is an internal one (Matthew 15:18–19). G...
This week, as we begin our Christmas series, Immanuel: God With Us, Nathan unpacked the birth narrative from Matthew 1:18–25, highlighting the full identity of Jesus. Nathan explored four key declarations about Jesus: Son of David, Son of God, God Who Saves (Jesus), and God With Us (Immanuel). Focusing on Joseph's dream, Nathan explained that the angel called Joseph "Son of David," linking Jesus to the pro...
This week, Andrew shared a combined message on Celebration for both kids and adults, focusing on Jesus's parable of The Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1–7) to remind us that God loves a party when someone is found. Andrew challenged the grumpy and judgmental attitudes of the "99 righteous" by emphasising the "Reckless Love of God" which drives Jesus, the Good Shepherd, to extreme lengths to seek us when we ...
This week, as we wrapped up our series, Resolving Everyday Conflict, Grant shared his final message, Getting Together to Discover Lasting Solutions, focusing on the crucial final principle: Reconciliation (the "Us" section of the God, Me, You, Us framework). He urged us to move from being mere peacekeepers to active peacemakers by seeking a lasting solution. True peace is found only in reconciliation, which Jes...
This week in church, Andrew Ponsen (Ponso) shared his message, Gently Engaging Others, focusing on Restoring the Relationship (the "You" part of God, Me, You, Us) as a part of our Resolving Everyday Conflict Series. He defined crucial conversations (opposing views, high stakes, strong emotions) where our "amygdala hijack" leads to destructive silence or violence. To succeed, we must slow down, adopt h...
This week in church, Nathan continued our series, Resolving Everyday Conflict, with his message, Get Real, focusing on the second gospel principle for conflict resolution: Own My Part (The "Me" section of the God, Me, You, Us framework). Nathan taught that "The fight is not the failure; our response to it can be," but we often fail because we look at the "speck" in others' eyes while ig...
This week in church, our special guest and previous Mayfield Baptist Pastor, Kevin Warner (representing Peacewise), continued our new series, Resolving Everyday Conflict, with his message, Going Higher, emphasising that though conflict is an inevitable, hot issue, the core of the Gospel is reconciliation. Kevin introduced the first gospel principle for constructive conflict resolution: Glorify God, using the simple frame...
This week in church, Andrew kicked off our new series, Resolving Everyday Conflict, with his message, Facing the Flames of Conflict, tackling the reality of tension in our lives. Andrew and Grace used a powerful analogy: "Conflict is like a fire." The Spark is a disagreement, the Fuel is the old sinful nature (e.g., pride or rage), and the Flames are the destructive actions. Drawing on Ephesians 4:17-32, the co...
In this special extra message in the Playlist of Faith series, guest preacher Yakim from OM (Operation Mobilisation) shares on God's global mission, centering on Psalm 96. He argues that worship is the ultimate goal, and mission is the fuel, existing where worship is absent. Yakim highlights the call to "Declare his glory among the nations" by sharing the gospel in culturally relevant ways, such as in peop...
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